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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420650 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 | 
| Day | Fri | 
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sbcw | 
| State Reference | FO | 
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC | 
| Light | Night | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier | 
| Navigation In Use | Other | 
| Flight Phase | cruise other | 
| Flight Plan | IFR | 
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier | 
| Function | flight attendant : on duty | 
| Qualification | other other : other | 
| ASRS Report | 420650 | 
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier | 
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic  | 
| Qualification | pilot : atp | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other  | 
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified | 
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable | 
| Consequence | other | 
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other | 
Narrative:
As I was approaching last rows with beverage cart during the meal service, aircraft started to bounce around in turbulence. I ended up burning my left side, thigh, leg, and part of my left hand, trying to keep balance and keeping beverage cart from turning over on me. As I was putting it at an angle, it turned over slightly and aft divider (partition) held it 1/2 way, but it already had pulled my right arm since I was holding the cart in right hand and trying to hold myself with my left hand. Then, another bit of turbulence occurred and I was pushed against jump seat in the aft and hurt my lower back, which hit the metal edge. At this time, I only stood there, numb. I was, at this point, hurting from my neck all the way down on my back.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING INJURY DUE TO TURB WHEN CART TIPS AND HOT LIQUID BURNS THE L SIDE OF FLT ATTENDANT. FURTHER TURB PUSHES FLT ATTENDANT AND LOWER BACK HITS METAL EDGE CAUSING PAIN DOWN HER BACK.
Narrative: AS I WAS APCHING LAST ROWS WITH BEVERAGE CART DURING THE MEAL SVC, ACFT STARTED TO BOUNCE AROUND IN TURB. I ENDED UP BURNING MY L SIDE, THIGH, LEG, AND PART OF MY L HAND, TRYING TO KEEP BAL AND KEEPING BEVERAGE CART FROM TURNING OVER ON ME. AS I WAS PUTTING IT AT AN ANGLE, IT TURNED OVER SLIGHTLY AND AFT DIVIDER (PARTITION) HELD IT 1/2 WAY, BUT IT ALREADY HAD PULLED MY R ARM SINCE I WAS HOLDING THE CART IN R HAND AND TRYING TO HOLD MYSELF WITH MY L HAND. THEN, ANOTHER BIT OF TURB OCCURRED AND I WAS PUSHED AGAINST JUMP SEAT IN THE AFT AND HURT MY LOWER BACK, WHICH HIT THE METAL EDGE. AT THIS TIME, I ONLY STOOD THERE, NUMB. I WAS, AT THIS POINT, HURTING FROM MY NECK ALL THE WAY DOWN ON MY BACK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.